| Cohort Survival Rate (%) | Fall 2000 9th Graders | 2003-04 High School Graduates | | 60.3 | 60463 | 36464 | | 62.5 | 11582 | 7236 | | 64.3 | 70727 | 45508 | | 75.3 | 36078 | 27181 | | 70.7 | 485910 | 343480 | | 73.2 | 61197 | 44777 | | 75.9 | 45525 | 34573 | | 65.4 | 10628 | 6951 | | 55.0 | 238825 | 131418 | | 54.1 | 126793 | 68550 | | 64.9 | 15915 | 10324 | | 79.6 | 19537 | 15547 | | 75.5 | 165220 | 124763 | | 70.1 | 79931 | 56008 | | 84.5 | 40660 | 34339 | | 77.0 | 39170 | 30155 | | 64.8 | 58299 | 37787 | | 68.6 | 53940 | 37019 | | 77.5 | 17134 | 13278 | | 73.7 | 71705 | 52870 | | 74.6 | 78201 | 58326 | | 69.1 | 143060 | 98823 | | 83.6 | 70729 | 59096 | | 60.3 | 39390 | 23735 | | 77.2 | 75148 | 57983 | | 78.6 | 13359 | 10500 | | 83.8 | 24236 | 20309 | | 50.7 | 29972 | 15201 | | 75.7 | 17578 | 13309 | | 91.3 | 91799 | 83826 | | 61.8 | 28944 | 17892 | | 62.5 | 245291 | 153202 | | 64.2 | 112416 | 72126 | | 84.7 | 9314 | 7888 | | 76.0 | 156710 | 119029 | | 74.1 | 49667 | 36799 | | 72.4 | 45541 | 32958 | | 78.4 | 157559 | 123474 | | 72.2 | 12819 | 9258 | | 52.1 | 63776 | 33235 | | 81.5 | 11043 | 9001 | | 63.0 | 73141 | 46096 | | 67.7 | 360704 | 244165 | | 85.1 | 35538 | 30252 | | 82.6 | 8595 | 7100 | | 73.2 | 98371 | 72042 | | 70.2 | 87322 | 61274 | | 73.1 | 23723 | 17339 | | 78.0 | 78140 | 60979 | | 75.1 | 7762 | 5833 | | 69.7 | 3963294 | 2762309 |
Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity (Revised July 11, 2006) |